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A Blue Dot of Thoughts: May 2015
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A Blue Dot of Thoughts. Thursday, May 14, 2015. To tell you a fact, my favourite dinosaur has always been the Brontosaurus. Like me, it must have also known what it feels like to be a vegetarian wandering amongst the world of carnivores. Last month, a Norwegian friend, turned towards me during a dinner in Vienna and asked with a twinkle in his eyes, “So why are you vegetarian? But then there were also occasions when the buffet breakfast at the hotel was my only meal in a day as I could not find much to e...
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A Blue Dot of Thoughts: November 2014
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A Blue Dot of Thoughts. Saturday, November 8, 2014. 8220;Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven,. Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.”. When I was in 12. Do not, under the stars, Complain about lack of bright spots in your life". Henrik Wergeland, Norway (19th century). Thursday, November 6, 2014. While lights were paling one by one. 8213; Lemony Snicket. On this blog about 5 years back I shared my thoughts on the loss of loved ones in a post ( here. Is plenty o...
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A Blue Dot of Thoughts: August 2014
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A Blue Dot of Thoughts. Thursday, August 7, 2014. Love and Longing in Bombay. When I first saw my would-be-house I was filled with so much of panic. How will I survive without a patch of green, balcony, terrace , garage etc? The city will grow on me eventually , I guess. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 8220;Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.”. View my complete profile. The Dangers and Delights of Dak Bungalows. Was it just a dream? Better ...
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The Bookworm's Diary: March 2011
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Under The Biafran Sun. Well, at a very young age (born 1977), Chimamanda has written an astonishing book called Half of a Yellow Sun. What remains in our mind is a deeply moving story of how colonial invasion ravaged a traditional society. Almost in a similar way a long time after you finish Half of a Yellow Sun. Family and lucky to. Find shelter with Odenigbo and Olanna - comes of age against this backdrop. We see a lot through his eyes – most importantly perhaps, we g...Her deb...
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The Bookworm's Diary: May 2012
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Monday, May 7, 2012. Even though his 150 birth anniversary has been celebrated with much fanfare by the government, seven decades after his death, Rabindranath Thakur’s legacy seems largely restricted to Bengal. Even in Bengal, as well as in Bangladesh, his chief legacy seems to be his songs. In reality, Rabindranath(1861-1941), the greatest flower of Bengal Renaissance, defined much that is modern in Indian cultural life. For the first time instead of formal sadhu bhasha. 8211; published in 1929 when he...
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The Bookworm's Diary: Smoke Without Fire
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Saturday, September 17, 2011. It is difficult to watch the fall of your hero. I have been a devoted fan of Amitav Ghosh for long and until recently it has been an immensely satisfactory voyage with him. As an erudite novelist he reached a certain creative height with The Glass Palace. 2000) and then continued to enthrall us with The Hungry Tide. 2005) and Sea of Poppies. 2008) But River of Smoke. 8211; his latest and the second book in his promised Ibis. Trilogy after Sea of Poppies. Faces a severe cyclo...
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The Bookworm's Diary
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Sunday, February 20, 2011. Everyone has got secrets. The challenge is how to dig them out. I am talking about the world’s latest favourite pair in search of secrets – Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander. Well, I know I am at least one year late to write a review of the Millennium Trilogy. But I felt it is absolutely necessary to pay my respect to Froken Sallander, Kalle. Blomkvist and above all to Herr Larsson. You hooked in the trilogy spanning nearly 2000 pages. In a recent study of crime fictions &#...
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The Bookworm's Diary: INVICTUS
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Friday, June 10, 2011. It is perhaps double blasphemy – for someone born in the land of Rabindranath-Jibanananda, my favourite poem is in English and then secondly, it is not written by any of the great Romantic poets. Well, if you have seen the Clint Eastwood produced movie Invictus (2009), then you will instantly know the power of poetry. Nelson Mandela (played by Morgan Freeman) - who famously recited this poem to his fellow prisoners in. Affected by bone tuberculosis at the age of 12,. When it was co...
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The Bookworm's Diary: June 2011
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Saturday, June 18, 2011. Life and Times of Thomas Cromwell. Thomas More Thomas Cromwell. Hidden behind this volatile admixture of marriage and diplomacy is a struggle for enormous resources controlled by the Church in England – questions are raised, why every year so much revenue should flow out from England to Rome? Wolsey or the significance of the historical context of Reformation against which the rich cast of Wolf Hall plays out their parts. Posted by Time Traveller. Friday, June 10, 2011. In real l...
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The Bookworm's Diary: December 2010
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Monday, December 27, 2010. India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business and Industry in a Modern Nation. Posted by Time Traveller. Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Through her narrative spanning over time and space, she touches one of the greatest debates of history – is history cyclical? Should we repeat the way Sherlock Holmes used to admonish Watson and Inspectors of the Scotland Yard, “read more and more, nothing new happens under the Sun”? Posted by Time Traveller. LUCKNOW AND ABDUL HALIM SHARAR. Violette G...